A domestic abuse victim terrorised by a police officer has hit out at the “secrecy” surrounding the punishment he was given. Anne-Marie Hirdman, 43, was regularly assaulted by Fraser Ross, 43, over a six-year period.
The disgraced constable, who had been an officer for 16 years, was found guilty of the abuse but spared jail last year and placed on a community payback order (CPO). He was told he would be supervised by social workers for three years, was required to attend the Up2U domestic violence programme, which helps offenders change their ways, and was instructed to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
A number of hearings have since been scheduled at Hamilton Sheriff Court to check how Ross is progressing. But only one of them was called in open court, with sheriffs making decisions behind closed doors about how the order should continue.
